This resource explores how hurricanes form and why they are called tropical cyclones. Images and illustrations are provided supporting this information.

This resource is dedicated to the latest information on tropical storms.

The National Weather Service presents this site on tropical weather. Learn about the inter-tropical convergent zone, El Nino, and tropical cyclones. Review questions are included.

If you are looking for a hurricane, head to the tropics just north and south of the equator.

An ebook (with some embedded ads) that describes the characteristics and behavior of hurricanes, which are really the same phenomenon as typhoons and cyclones, and the damage caused by them.

This module provides informational text about weather. Students will learn about precipitation and storm fronts. Students will also learn about different types of storms, including the following: hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons.

Learn about hurricanes and how they are created. Features include video animation, the histories of the most devastating hurricanes and topics such as hurricane naming and hurricane study.

Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.

This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW features new advances in predicting the intensity of hurricanes. [5:49]

What is a hurricane? What causes hurricanes? Watch an animated video that shows a popular theory of CISK to see how a hurricane can form. View satellite pictures, illustrations, and maps to see where hurricanes occur.

Informational weather site allows users to learn more about these swirling tropical cyclones. Discover how they are formed and named as well as learn some interesting facts about them along the way.

Hurricane Katrina, the tropical cyclone that struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, was the third-strongest hurricane to hit the United States in its history at the time. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the storm killed a total...

Use this WebQuest to find out about hurricanes, how they are created and classified, and how to stay safe in a storm.

This tutorial illustrates how hurricanes form from the moment they begin as a tropical disturbance to the point when they make landfall.

While this can be technical, if you want to know about this powerful hurricane, look here. This report is from Sept. 1998. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

This site contains satellite images from around the world organized by significant events such as dust storms, floods, severe weather, etc. Not very user friendly, but the images are there for those willing to search.

Get familiar with the causes of hurricanes and what "feeds the monster[s]."

Describes the impact of Hurricane Rita which struck Texas and Louisiana soon after Hurricane Katrina left. Many of the resulting deaths were due to an uncoordinated evacuation and poor storm preparations.

Do you know what was the most destructive hurricane? Provides an explanation of a hurricane while exploring how they form, how they are measured and classified, effects, and how they get their names.